Winners Announced for the 9th Annual LMGI Awards
What an exciting night we had at The 9thAnnual LMGI Awards! Our first time together in person for over two years yielded a stellar turnout and a rocking after-party at the LA Center Studios, including over 400 LMGI members, industry executives and press.
The Awards Ceremony was kicked off by a heartfelt speech from LMGI President and Awards Committee Chair, John Rakich/LMGI and taken over by Master of ceremonies Paul Scheer (Black Monday, How Did This Get Made), who kept the show lively with his witty humor and accurate insights into how locations and the entertainment business works!
View Winners and Nominees, Below!
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OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD TELEVISION SERIES
WINNER!
Stranger Things – Season 4
21 Laps Entertainment/ Warner Home Video & Netflix
Tony Holley /LMGI, Kyle A. Carey /LMGI, John Lucas /LMGI, Jonas Spokas /LMGI, Vytautas Riabovas
Bridgerton – Season 2 – Shondaland/ Netflix, Tony Hood /LMGI
Narcos: Mexico – Gaumont International Television/ Netflix
Martin Corkidi, Horacio Sandoval
Pachinko – Media Res/ Apple TV+, Bong Hoon Cho /LMGI, Matt Palmer /LMGI
SEE – Season 2 – Apple TV+, John Rakich /LMGI,
Keith Park /LMGI
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Season 4 – Amazon Studios/Amazon Prime Video
Amanda Foley-Burbank /LMGI, Jose Guerrero /LMGI
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION SERIES
WINNER!
Succession – Season 3
Gary Sanchez Productions/HBO
Paul Eskenazi, Enrico Latella /LMGI
Atlanta – Season 3 – FX Productions/FX Network
Ian Hutchinson /LMGI, Rehya D Young /LMGI, Kevin Dowling /LMGI, Chris Kennedy,
Maarten Buurlage, Benjamin Hendriks, Pascal Ricuort, Jen Farris /LMGI
Better Call Saul – Season 6 – High Bridge Productions/AMC
Christian Diaz de Bedoya /LMGI, Kyle Kernan,
Dwight Harrison
Reservation Dogs – Dive/FX Networks, Chris Kucharski /LMGI, Shane Brown
Yellowstone – Season 4 – Paramount Network
Charlie Skinner /LMGI, Dustin Daniels /LMGI, David Zachary Heine /LMGI
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A TELEVISION SERIAL PROGRAM, ANTHOLOGY, OR LIMITED SERIES
WINNER!
Station Eleven
Paramount Television Studios/Pacesetter Productions/HBO Max
Srdjan Vilotijevic /LMGI, Elmer Jones, Stefan Nikolov,
Stuart Berberich /LMGI
Dopesick – John Goldwyn Productions/Hulu
Nancy Haecker /LMGI, Madeline Bell, Cassandra McCarthy
Inventing Anna – Shondaland/Netflix
Kristin Dombroski /LMGI, John Cefalu /LMGI, Youssef Abbagourram,
Markus Bensch /LMGI, Damon Gordon, Maya Reid
The First Lady – Showtime Networks
Matthew B. Chamberlin /LMGI, Mela Rayne /LMGI, Renee Brock
The Tourist – All3Media International/HBO Max
Sarah Abbey, Mark Evans, Maria Humphreys, Scott McCarten
Under the Banner of Heaven – Aggregate Film/FX Network
Matt Palmer /LMGI, Mike Johansen /LMGI
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD FILM
WINNER!
House of Gucci
MGM Studios
Elisabetta Tomasso /LMGI, Piernicola Pinnola /LMGI
Licorice Pizza – MGM/United Artists Releasing, Michael Glaser /LMGI
The Last Night in Soho – Universal/Focus Features
Camilla Stephenson /LMGI, Cat Ho
The Northman – Universal/Focus Features
Naomi Liston /LMGI, Gordon Wycherley, Thor Kjartansson
The Power of the Dog – Netflix, Sally Sherratt
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY FILM
WINNER!
No Time to Die
MGM Studios
Ben Piltz, Duncan Broadfoot, Matthew Clarke,
Mandy Sharpe, Charlie Hayes /LMGI
CODA – Apple TV+, Tim Gorman
Drive My Car – Bitters End/Janus Films, Satoko Nakagawa
Everything, Everywhere All at Once – A24, Kelly Stuart /LMGI
In the Heights – Warner Bros., Samson Jacobson
Top Gun: Maverick – Paramount Pictures
Mike Fantasia /LMGI, Lori A. Balton
OUTSTANDING FILM COMMISSION
WINNER!
Oklahoma Film & Music Office (Reservation Dogs)
Tava Maloy Sofsky
City of Brantford, Ontario, Canada
For The Handmaid’s Tale -S4, Kevin Dekok
Kingston Film Office, Ontario, Canada
For The Mayor of Kingstown, Alex Jansen
Hawaii Film Office & Maui County Film Office
The White Lotus, Donne Dawson and Tracy Bennett
Jamaica Promotions Corporation
For No Time to Die, Renee Robinson
The Royal Film Commission, Jordan
For Zara Man, Justin Cooper
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A COMMERCIAL
WINNER!
Crown Royal: Kickoff with Crown
Caprice Ericson/LMGI
Hyundai Ioniq 5: Spiderman Only Way Home
Leo Fialho /LMGI, Nate Taylor /LMGI, Chris Allen, Kyle Kaufman
OHRA: Don’t Worry About Ending Up Sleeping with the Fishes
Thijs Bolle, Tjarco Van Wijck
Renault: Megane E-Tech
Hernan Dal Maso, Jose Varamo, Ana Luisa Millot
Rolls Royce Black Badge: Embrace the Night
Dan Connolly /LMGI
2022 LMGI AWARDS HONOREES:
EVA MONLEY AWARD
Martin Scorsese
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Orlando Bloom
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John Panzarella /LMGI
(Midnight Run, LA Confidential, The Italian Job, Vice)
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Red Nation Celebration Institute (Founder, ALSAM)
Honorary Awards:
Director Martin Scorsese, considered one of the most prominent and influential filmmakers working today, received the prestigious Eva Monley Award, honoring his more than 50-years of extraordinary award-winning work. The Award was presented by former LMGI President, Mike Fantasia.
The LMGI Humanitarian Award was presented to British actor Orlando Bloom. His role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador sheds light on the plight of Ukrainian children forced to evacuate their country amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
Location Manager John Panzarella /LMGI (Midnight Run, LA Confidential, The Italian Job, Vice) was presented with the LMGI Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional 35 year career in the film industry as a Location Manager. The award was presented to him by his longtime friend and collaborator, Clay Griffith (Jerry Maguire).
LMGI 1st Vice President Alison Taylor bestowed the 2022 Trailblazer Award to Joanelle Romero, Founder and President of Red Nation Celebration Institute, honoring the RNCI’s trailblazing initiatives to promote inclusivity in the film industry and bring revenue to Native communities. Bird Singer Zion White performed a historic indigenous dance to celebrate the native culture.
Presenters:
Additional presenters included Emmy®-winning /Oscar®-nominated actor James Cromwell (American Horror Story, Asylum, The Longest Yard, Babe), Alexis Floyd, (Inventing Anna, Grey’s Anatomy), Amy Hill (Mack and Rita, Fifty First Dates, Mom), and Kate Linder (The Young and Restless) and Megan Henderson, co-anchor of “KTLA Morning News.”
The LMGI Awards spotlight international features, television and commercials in which the creative use of filming locations set the tone, enrich the character and enhance the narrative.
This year’s awards are produced by Erick Weiss, Honeysweet Creative and IngleDodd Media and written by Shelly Goldstein. Chair of this year’s LMGI Awards is John Rakich, LMGI President. Further inquiries regarding the LMGI Awards may be directed to awards@locationmanagers.org.
The LMGI Awards are sponsored by Title: Studio Air Conditioning; Diamond: Board Brothers, Inc., Netflix; Platinum: Sunset Studios, Trilith Studios, Wrigley Media Group, 123 Spirits; Gold: Balloo Hire Centres, Classic Tents & Events, Film Liaisons in California Statewide (FLICS), FilmLA, Honolulu Film Office, Toni Maier On Location, Inc., William F. White International Inc.; Silver: Film US Virgin Islands, Fresco Film Services – Spain & Portugal, Giggster, Hollywood Locations, Inland Empire Film Services, Los Angeles Center Studios, Magic Rentals, Production Security Services, Reel Health & Reel Security, Reel Waste & Recycling, Riverside County Film Commission, Skye Rentals, Teamsters Local 399, The Royal Film Commission – Jordan, Universal Studios Stages & Backlot, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites; Bronze: A-Zone Trailers, California Film Commission, Directors Guild of Canada-British Columbia; Directors Guild of Canada-Ontario; El Dorado Lake Tahoe Film & Media Office; ON-SET Displays, Pacific Production Services, Pacific Traffic Control, Placer-Lake Tahoe Film, Savannah Regional Film Commission, The Location Portal; Media Sponsors: The Hollywood Reporter, The Location Guide, SHOOT Magazine, Variety.
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